These have been such a great way of building confidence, that I would recommend open mics to anyone wanting to get into performing their own material. I’ve been very fortunate to have the support of Andrew organising a great many of these. Just lately these have been once a week at least, having at least […]
Well… Things didn’t quite go according to plan in 2017. Losing my Mum in May was indeed a big blow. It’s one of those moments in life that really made me stop and take stock of things. A lot of my momentum since 2016 had been motivated by Mum, wanting to assist with her care, […]
Recently I’ve been concentrating on getting some more songs ready for the studio. I tend to use an iPad/iPhone app at the moment called Songwriter’s Pad, which is a very handy tool to be able to write songs on the move, and wherever/whenever the mood takes me. I already had a system for writing, and I’ve […]
I decided I’d have a count-up of all my demo recordings, past and present, that have some potential: Songs: 77 (and there are some more unrecorded songs in development, potentially another 10-12). Instrumentals: 102. More songs than I thought I had… Fewer instrumentals. Enough to keep me going for a while though, don’t you think?
Audacity is finally completed. Had a great session over at Matthew’s last Friday afternoon, and the final double-tracked vocals slotted into place after our usual warm-up beforehand. We had a bit of time to review a couple of the other songs too, in particular I wanted to add more seriousness and weight to the arrangement on […]
I was over at Matthew’s yesterday, putting the backing vocals onto Audacity. I had elected to multi-track the backing vocals, a three-part harmony that I’d worked out, but to double-up each vocal to add some fullness to the backing, and to add more potential for a wider stereo spread in the final mix. We got most of […]